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Overview

Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Little Red Hen, and nine other tales are brought to life in this superb treasury. The delightful characters will become storyland friends for life for children who meet them here. Just wait until your child sees the Giant's expression as he cries, "Fee, fi, fo, fum," or the adorable Elves dancing in the Shoemaker's cottage! The Ginger-bread Boy's candy buttons and the dazzling feathers of the Ugly Duckling are among the many inviting details to discover with each new look.

A collection of nursery tales so child friendly, rewarding, and full of fun could only have come from the rich and playful imagination of Mary Engelbreit.

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About the Author

Mary Engelbreit grew up studying the illustrations in the vintage storybooks of her mother’s own childhood, and she developed a unique style that harkens back to those simpler times. She has authored and illustrated several New York Times bestselling titles, including The Night Before Christmas, Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose, and Mary Engelbreit’s A Merry Little Christmas. Mary’s distinctive images have made her a celebrity to millions. Her designs can be found on gift items, calendars, books, fabrics, and more.

Mary Engelbreit grew up studying the illustrations in the vintage storybooks of her mother’s own childhood, and she developed a unique style that harkens back to those simpler times. She has authored and illustrated several New York Times bestselling titles, including The Night Before Christmas, Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose, and Mary Engelbreit’s A Merry Little Christmas. Mary’s distinctive images have made her a celebrity to millions. Her designs can be found on gift items, calendars, books, fabrics, and more.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K

Engelbreit brings her trademark sunny style to this collection of 12 tales and successfully walks the line between adapting the stories for a preschool audience and watering them down. The world that these characters inhabit vibrates with bright colors, friendly animals, and buildings and woods of the timeless fairy-tale variety. Scary things happen, but only to the bad guys, and only offstage. Jack's giant dies falling from the beanstalk and Gretel pushes the witch into the oven, but the Big Bad Wolf escapes the woodcutter with only a scolding after he lets Red Riding Hood and her grandmother out of his stomach unharmed. Even the Gingerbread Boy eludes the fox and keeps on running at the end of the story. The artist portrays two of the three little pigs as female, as are the posh city mouse and her homely country cousin. The humorous expressions of the characters (see Goldilocks sinking into Mama Bear's super-soft bed for a laugh) and the lines of text incorporated into the illustrations are classic Engelbreit touches. This cheery collection will appeal to the artist's fans, as well as to anyone looking for not-too-scary versions of old favorites for young children.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

With the understanding that some of the original fairy tales were quite dark and scary, this book goes out of the way to make a nice ending. The gingerbread man lives? It's a cookie!! That said, my kids enjoy the stories though they were originally confused with the endings. "But mom, you said..." came up a lot.

kenpac73

More than 1 year ago

Unfortunately, a lot of the stories have been changed. I assume to make them less "scary" to children. I grew up with the original stories and I don't think they should have been changed. For example, Little Red Riding Hood ends with the hunter killing the wolf and cutting out Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma in the original. In this book it ends with the woodcutter, not hunter, "scolding" the wolf and the wolf letting Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma step out unharmed. A "scolding" seems silly to me.

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More than 1 year ago

My 3 year old checked this out at our local Library and the whole family enjoyed it so much we wanted to buy one. I'm so happy I was able to find it at Barnes & Noble. The illustrations are magnificent. This book has all the favorite childrens stories told in their traditional form. It is a must have for any young child.

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TheresaOH

More than 1 year ago

I have a 10 year old with Autism. He reads this book to his younger 3 year old sister at bed time. It builds his confidence, she loves the pictures and Mom get quality time with both my kids!! Thank you for such a wonderful family treasure!

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